Tag Archives: police harassment

Before Christmas, I wrote about a series of complaints made in December 1987 by the South African Embassy in London about the anti-apartheid Non-Stop Picket outside their premises. I quoted the reply to these complaints by an official at the UK … Continue reading →

When Jonas Savimbi, the leader of UNITA (the South African and US backed group that was waging a guerrilla war against the Angolan government) visited London in early July 1988 he was met with protests. In the early hours of … Continue reading →

Over recent weeks I have found myself reading over and over an internal document written for the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group in January 1990. The document is entitled Record of Police Harassment on and around the NSP, 28th September … Continue reading →

Another year, another South African Women’s Day protest… In 1986, the Non-Stop Picket celebrated South African Women’s Day with a rally on 9th August. As part of this protest, City Group organised a collection of sanitary towels to send as … Continue reading →